List of shipwrecks in February 1824
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Birkby |  United Kingdom |
The ship was lost in the Colorados Archipelago, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Campeche, Mexico to Liverpool, Lancashire.[1] |
| Hector |  United States |
The ship was wrecked on the Isaacs with the loss of all but four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, New Hampshire to New Orleans, Louisiana.[2] |
| Perseverance | United States |
The ship was wrecked on the Isaacs with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, New Hampshire to New Orleans.[2] |
2 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fame | United Kingdom |
The East Indiaman was destroyed by fire off Bengkulu, Sumatra before 29 May. All on board were rescued by an American schooner. She was on a voyage from Bengkulu to London.[3][4][5] |
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Terceira, Azores, Portugal for Liverpool, Lancashire. Reported to have subsequently capsized with the loss of all hands.[6] |
| Nyade |  Sweden |
The ship was captured by pirates off the Isle of Pines, Cuba. She was beached and burnt the next day.[7] |
| William Pitt |  British North America |
The ship was lost at Beaver River, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Demerara to St. Andrew, New Brunswick.[8] |
4 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dorset | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost near La Orotava, Tenerife, Spain. She was on a voyage from Tenerife to London.[1] |
5 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Holyhead, Anglesey with the loss of thirteen of the nineteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Cork to Liverpool, Lancashire.[9] |
6 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Columbine | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Plate. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[8][10] |
| Union | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Glenelg. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bangor to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland.[11] |
7 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Peggy | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wemyss, Fife with the loss of all four people on board. She was on a voyage from Wemyss to Leith, Lothian.[12] |
| Union | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore at Glenelg, Ross-shire. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland.[13] |
| Voltaire |  France |
The ship was wrecked on the Hogsty Reef. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince, Haiti to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[14] |
8 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Allonby, Cumberland. She was refloated on 14 February and taken in to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[15] |
| Nautilus | United States |
The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea east of the Isla de Alborán, Spain. Her crew were rescued by Upton ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from New York to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[16] |
9 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph | United States |
The ship was wrecked on North Uist, Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Londonderry, United Kingdom.[17] |
10 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Andromeda |  Portugal |
The ship was wrecked near False Point, India. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from China to Bengal, India.[18] |
| Favorite | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to an African port.[11][19] |
11 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anine | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Ramsey, Isle of Man.[19] |
| Johanna |  Danzig |
The ship was driven ashore at "Webeck", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Danzig to London, United Kingdom.[20] |
| Maria | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Belfast, County Antrim for Bahia, Brazil. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[21] |
12 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fox | United Kingdom |
The sloop capsized in a squall off Great Cumbrae, Buteshire with the loss of five of her twelve passengers.[13] |
13 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Columbine | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground "off the Embudo". She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Columbine was refloated on 1 March and taken in to Ensenada, Buenos Aires.[22] |
14 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Friendship | United Kingdom |
The sloop was wrecked at Howth, County Dublin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Bray, County Wicklow.[19] |
| Mayflower | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued by Diamond ( United Kingdom). Mayflower was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Penzance, Cornwall.[23] |
| Po | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Dunbar Sand, off Padstow, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Llanelli, Glamorgan to Hayle, Cornwall.[19] Po was refloated on 16 February and taken in to Padstow.[24] |
16 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Concordia |  Netherlands |
The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Mediterranean Sea between Corsica, France and Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Amsterdam, North Holland.[25] |
17 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nautilus | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Trinidad for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[26] |
18 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Favourite | United States |
The ship was driven ashore east of Red Bank, New Jersey. She was on a voyage from New York to Greenock, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom.[27] |
| Henry | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham and was severely damaged.[23] |
| Swiftsure | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at the Spanish Beach, Gibraltar.[7] She was refloated on 23 February and taken in to Gibraltar.[28] |
| Terwan | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak and was beached at North Shields, County Durham.[23] |
19 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lord Wellington | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Cranfield Point, County Down. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newry, County Down.[23] |
| Swiftsure | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Spanish Beach, Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to London.[29] |
20 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Federal George | United States |
The ship was wrecked off Scituate, Massachusetts. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Boston, Massachusetts.[15] |
| Plantagenet | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked off Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Charleston.[30] |
22 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Delight |  Royal Navy |
The Cherokee-class brig-sloop foundered in the Indian Ocean off Mauritius with the loss of all 75 crew and that of 110 recaptured slaves.[31][32][33] |
23 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albion | United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Port Louis, Mauritius. She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service.[18][34] |
| Alfred | United Kingdom |
The lugger was driven ashore at Port Louis.[18] |
| Andromaque | France |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore on Mauritius.[35] |
| Angelica | United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Port Louis.[18] |
| Ann | United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Port Louis.[18] |
| Barrosa | United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Port Louis. She was later refloated and repaired.[18][36] |
| Cecilie | France |
The ship was driven ashore on Île Bourbon.[35] |
| Cherriby | United Kingdom |
The lugger was driven ashore at Port Louis.[18] |
| Clelie | United Kingdom |
The brig sank at Port Louis.[18] |
| Clio | United States |
The ship was lost on Grand Bahama. She was on a voyage from Bath, Maine to Havana, Cuba.[37] |
| Concorde | United States |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Mauritius.[35] |
| Crown | United Kingdom |
The galiot was driven ashore at Port Louis.[18] |
| HMS Delight | Royal Navy |
The Cherokee-class brig sloop foundered off Mauritius.[36] |
| Ernest | United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Port Louis.[18] |
| Felicie | France |
The brig was driven ashore on Mauritius.[35] |
| George IV | United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Port Louis. She was subsequently repaired.[18] |
| Governor Billie |  Denmark |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Louis. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Copenhagen[18] |
| Governor Brisbane | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Louis.[18] |
| Governor Phillips | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore at Port Louis.[18] |
| Gustave | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore on Mauritius.[35] |
| Java | United States |
The brig was driven ashore at Port Louis.[18] |
| L'Indien | France |
The ship was driven ashore on Mauritius.[35] |
| Nancy | United Kingdom |
Captain Adler's brig was driven ashore at Port Louis.[18] |
| Nancy | United Kingdom |
Captain Clarkson's brig was driven ashore at Port Louis.[18] |
| Peace | United Kingdom |
The lugger was wrecked at Port Louis.[18] |
| Scythe | France |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Mauritius.[35] |
| Seraphime | United Kingdom |
The galiot was driven ashore at Port Louis.[18] |
| Suzanne | France |
The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged on Mauritius.[35] |
| Ventienne | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Île Bourbon.[35] |
| Young Laura | United Kingdom |
The ship full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Louis.[18] |
| Young Mary | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore at Port Louis.[18] |
| Young Olympe | United Kingdom |
The brig sank at Port Louis.[18] |
| Young Theodore | United Kingdom |
The galiot was driven ashore at Port Louis.[18] |
24 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| George IV | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Carysfort Reef, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of the Florida Territory. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to London.[38] |
25 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jean Bart | France |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Île Bourbon. Her crew were rescued.[39] |
| Magicienne | France |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Île Bourbon. Her crew were rescued.[39] |
| Sylph | France |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Île Bourbon. Her crew were rescued.[39] |
| Tippoo Sain | France |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Île Bourbon. Her crew were rescued.[39] |
26 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Concordia | Netherlands |
The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Tyrrhenian Sea. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Kingdom of Sardinia to Amsterdam, North Holland.[40] |
27 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Barton | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk.[41] |
| Marquis of Drogheda | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground and capsized in Courtmasherry Bay. She was on a voyage from Terceira Island, Azores to Cork.[41] |
| Rialto | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost on Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[42] |